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FOUR IN A ROW
Aim: To get four symbols in a row
Method:
Choose a square and click on it. Click on the matching words in the box that appears. If you are right the picture is replaced by a tick. Continue until you have won four squares in a row.
Choose a square and click on it. Click on the matching words in the box that appears. If you are right the picture is replaced by a tick. Continue until you have won four squares in a row.
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People - appearance
People - appearance
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4 IN A ROW game to learn German: Describe people
Match pictures to texts to win 4 cells in a row from a grid of 20 cells.
With our Four in a row game for "Describe people" you will be learning the German vocabulary for the topic Describe people. The language you will learn is in the vocabulary list below, and consists of 10 Sentences that describe people's bodies.
| 1 | Sie ist groß. | She is tall. | |
| 2 | Sie ist klein. | She is short. | |
| 3 | Er ist mittelgroß. | He is medium height. | |
| 4 | Er ist muskulös. | He is muscular. | |
| 5 | Er ist dünn. | He is thin. | |
| 6 | Er ist dick. | He is fat. | |
| 7 | Sie ist in einem Rollstuhl. | She is in a wheelchair. | |
| 8 | Er hat Dreadlocks. | He has dreadlocks. | |
| 9 | Sie trägt eine Brille. | She wears glasses. | |
| 10 | Sie hat schwarze krause Haare. | She has black, curly hair. | |
Four in a row is similar to the paper game "noughts and crosses" but we have changed it into a one person German learning / revision game. The aim of the game is to win 4 cells in a row from a grid of 20 cells by selecting and naming pictures in German. The game will reinforce your memory of the German vocabulary you have chosen to learn by getting you to match that vocabulary to the correct picture.
Notes
- Do the German tutorials for your topic before playing this game
- Wrong answers are ok, you just have to try again until you get them right
- There is help available for all games by clicking the question mark button
| Four in a row | The frog flies | Duck shoot | Sow grow |
| Pong | The beetle and the bee | Mix and match | Cat and mouse |
| Pelmanism | The spelling game | Rock fall | Hangman |
How to play 4 in a row to learn
Describe people in German
- Select "4 in a row" on the games selection page.
- Take a quick look at the method text for 4 in a row.
- Click on PLAY to to proceed, or change your topic with the CHANGE TOPIC button.
- On the play page you have a grid of 16 pictures (each topic picture is shown twice for beginner topics).
- Click on a picture cell - the topic vocabulary will appear as a list below picture.
- Click on the speaker icon to play the German audio for any text.
- Click the text that corresponds to the picture.
- If you are correct, the picture will be replaced by a tick on the gird - otherwise, a wrong sound will play.
- Continue matching pictures to their vocabulary until you have completed a line of 4 cells.
- The line can be diagonal as well as horizontal or vertical.
- 4 ticks in a row wins the game and the "game over" animation will play.